1 *May the Lord answer you (David) in the day of trouble!

May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high [and defend you in battle]!

2 May He send you help from the sanctuary (His dwelling place)

And support and strengthen you from Zion!

3 May He remember all your meal offerings

And accept your burnt offering. Selah.

4 May He grant you your heart’s desire

And fulfill all your plans.

5 We will sing joyously over your victory,

And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

6 Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;

He will answer him from His holy heaven

With the saving strength of His right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

But we will remember and trust in the name of the Lord our God.

8 They have bowed down and fallen,

But we have risen and stood upright.

9 O Lord, save [the *king];

May the *King answer us in the day we call.